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Thick-skinned: Scientists determine the thickness of neutron “skin” in lead-208 nuclei

This is the first measurement of the neutron skin of lead-208 using exchanges predominantly involving gluons and it can provide insight into the structure of nuclei and neutron stars

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Physics
15 November, 2023

ISOLDE sees shape shifting in gold nuclei

The finding comes a little more than 50 years after the phenomenon was first discovered at the facility in mercury nuclei

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Physics
15 November, 2023
Physics
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15 November, 2023

CERN and the World Food Programme sign a memorandum of cooperation

The collaboration between the two international organisations will promote access to and use of breakthrough innovations in the field of IT to fight hunger worldwide

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Computing
14 November, 2023

CMS presents its latest search for new exotic particles

This search for exotic long-lived particles looks at the possibility of “dark photon” production, which would occur when a Higgs boson decays into muons displaced in the detector

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Physics
10 November, 2023

Digital twins at CERN and beyond

Discover how these virtual copies of reality are being used at CERN and what their impact is on society

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Knowledge sharing
03 November, 2023
Knowledge sharing
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03 November, 2023

Heard about quantum technology? Now it’s time to understand it!

Quantum technology is among the biggest talking points on the web. And yet, the general feeling is that only experts can understand it. The Sparks! Forum at CERN aims to prove this wrong

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Knowledge sharing
01 November, 2023
Knowledge sharing
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01 November, 2023

A journey from CERN to entrepreneurship

Through CERN Venture Connect, a new programme that helps launch startups at CERN, ideas can grow to shape the future of technology

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Knowledge sharing
27 October, 2023
Knowledge sharing
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27 October, 2023

Celebrate Dark Matter Day at CERN Science Gateway

On 3 November, Nobel laureate Michel Mayor and other scientists will shed light on the dark side of the sky to celebrate Dark Matter Day 2023 at CERN

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At CERN
26 October, 2023

LIVE: from the CERN Control Centre with the four largest LHC experiments

Join scientists from the four largest LHC experiments and other experts, live at the CERN Control Centre on 2 November 2023, 3 p.m. CET, for a recap of the first heavy-ion run of the LHC Run 3

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Experiments
25 October, 2023
Experiments
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25 October, 2023

CERN Science Gateway: highlights from the first opening weeks

See photo highlights from the inauguration and the first visitors to CERN’s brand new centre for education and outreach

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At CERN
20 October, 2023